COLOGNE. FC Köln beats SC Freiburg 1-0 after A. Modeste scored just 1 goal (23′). SC Freiburg lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the RheinEnergieStadion stadium in Cologne on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Felix Brych who was helped by Mark Borsch and Stefan Lupp. The 4th official was Christof Günsch. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.4 degrees Celsius or 45.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 13 Total 16
- 3 On Target 3
- 10 Off Target 13
- 4 Shots blocked 6
- 90 Attack 162
- 45 Dangerous attack 48
- 99 Ball safe 98
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 8
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 14 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
SC Freiburg was in firm control of the ball 57% while FC Köln was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
SC Freiburg was more pushing with 48 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, FC Köln managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
FC Köln shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, SC Freiburg shot 16 times, 3 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
FC Köln received 2 yellow cards (J. Thielmann and D. Ljubicic). On the opposite side, SC Freiburg received 2 yellow cards (Jeong Woo-Yeong and N. Hofler).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, FC Köln will have 32 points to hold in the 6th place. On the opposite side, SC Freiburg will stay with 33 points to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Köln will play away with RB Leipzig on the 11th of February with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of RB Leipzig (3 draws).
SC Freiburg will host FSV Mainz 05 on the 12th of February with a 14-7 head to head record in favor of FSV Mainz 05 (10 draws).
FC Köln – Formation
FC Köln
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68'
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FC Köln started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
The manager Steffen Baumgart decided to play with the following team: Marvin Schwäbe , Benno Schmitz , Luca Kilian , Timo Hübers , Jonas Hector , Salih Özcan , Mark Uth , Dejan Ljubičić , Florian Kainz , Jan Thielmann and Anthony Modeste .
The home team had on the bench: Julian Chabot, Jannes Horn , Kingsley Schindler , Louis Schaub , Tomáš Ostrák, Sebastian Andersson , Timo Horn, Ondrej Duda and Kingsley Ehizibue.
Substitutions
FC Köln made 5 changes: M. Uth for O. Duda (64′), D. Ljubicic for J. Horn (77′), A. Modeste for S. Andersson (85′), F. Kainz for L. Schaub (85′) and J. Thielmann for K. Schindler (85′).
Best player: Timo Hübers
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Köln was Timo Hübers even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 39 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10.
SC Freiburg – Formation
SC Freiburg
SC Freiburg started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Christian Streich played with: Mark Flekken , Lukas Kübler , Philipp Lienhart , Nico Schlotterbeck , Christian Günter , Kevin Schade , Maximilian Eggestein , Nicolas Höfler , Vincenzo Grifo , Lucas Höler and Ermedin Demirović .
They had on the bench: Benjamin Uphoff, Janik Haberer, Manuel Gulde, Nils Petersen , Jonathan Schmid , Roland Sallai , Woo-Yeong Jeong , Keven Schlotterbeck and Yannik Keitel.
Substitutions
SC Freiburg made 4 changes: K. Schade for R. Sallai (46′), E. Demirovic for Jeong Woo-Yeong (61′), L. Kubler for J. Schmid (81′) and M. Eggestein for N. Petersen (81′).
Best player: Maximilian Eggestein
The most impressive player for SC Freiburg was Maximilian Eggestein.
His rating is with 42 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 17.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- FC Bayern München – RB Leipzig – 3-2
- VfB Stuttgart – Eintracht Frankfurt – 2-3
- FSV Mainz 05 – TSG Hoffenheim – 2-0
- FC Augsburg – FC Union Berlin – 2-0
- DSC Arminia Bielefeld – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 1-1
- FC Köln – SC Freiburg – 1-0
